Standpipe

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Standpipe may refer to:

• Standpipe (drilling rig):, a thick metal tubing, situated vertically along a derrick, that facilitates the flow of drilling fluid and has attached to it and supports one end of a kelly hose.
• Standpipe (firefighting), a rigid vertical pipe to which fire hoses can be connected
• Standpipe (street), an external freestanding pipe to provide running water in areas with no other water supply
• A cylindrical water tower common in some rural areas
• A water source positioned at a railroad station for the use of steam locomotives
• Drain standpipe, a pipe installed near a washing machine to drain graywater
• A cylindrical tube used in landfill gas monitoring, dam safety systems, and oil drilling mud circulation monitoring
• Standpipe monitoring well, a cylindrical tube used to monitor groundwater turbidity
• Vertical standpipe monitoring bore, a device used in hydrogeology to track groundwater drainage and topographical issues with water levels during construction
• Standpipe piezometer, a device that monitors groundwater levels through a borehole

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